Al Mar (1938) was born in Seattle, USA on August 9, 1938. During the Vietnam War, he served in the American Green Flat Hat Army and made many meritorious deeds. During his service, he began to change knives. He once said: "Although he walked away unscathed and won a medal, it's a pity that he didn't win a medal because of his injury." After the war, he designed tools in Gerber Company (70'). Al Mar served in the First Special Forces. After leaving the army, he entered the university for further study and obtained a bachelor's degree, and then obtained a master's degree in craft design from the Los Angeles Art Center. 197 1 entered Jiabao knife factory as a packaging designer, and later became a tool designer in this factory. 1976, Al Mar was famous for designing Gerber Mark I, a miniature boot knife of Mark II dagger. The latter was the number one military tool of the US Army during the Vietnam War from 1966 to 1973. 1979 Al Mar left Garbo and founded his own company in Oregon, which is today's Ma Guosen Tool Company, referred to as AMK. His own military experience and martial arts background (judo and kendo) played a great role in the design, which made Al Mar's products immediately favored by people in the three armed forces. From the establishment of the knife factory to his death (1992) 13 years, AMK occupied a very special position in the knife altar. Its ergonomic design, high practicability and sharp and high-quality blade making have been highly praised by knife users all over the world. Although Al Mar Dao is used for practical purposes, many people list it as a collection-level Dao. In addition, Green Flat Hat, FBI, CIA, USMC, Service, Border Patrol and Saudi Arabia all commissioned Almar to design and use knives.
In order to realize his ideal and create the perfect knife, Al Mar visited the world-famous ancient knife-making city, and finally found his dream teacher and father in Gifu, Japan. The traditional knife-making skill with a history of one hundred years in Gifu, Japan, was once again carried forward in Al Mar's design, and Al Mar's dream came true. Because his military experience has played a great role in tool design, combined with his actual combat experience and his enthusiasm and accomplishment for art and knife making, the special style of his works naturally won enthusiastic response from knife friends all over the world, and Al Mar's products were immediately welcomed by soldiers of the three armed forces of the United States. Its ergonomic design, high practicability, sharp and high-quality blade making have also been highly praised by professionals in the industry. From the establishment of Al Mar Knife Factory to his death in 13, Al Mar has always occupied a special position in the knife altar.
He is a man of many talents. In addition to his career, he also worked as a fish biologist and diver in Alaska. Al Mar's design pays attention to the quality and reliability of cutting tools. At the same time, each knife is engraved with the Chinese "Al Mar" trademark, adding a touch of elegance. AMK's products are produced in Guanshi, Japan, and are produced by well-known manufacturers such as Sakai, Fujita and Hattori. To ensure the high standard quality and reliability of Al Mar tools.